The Qing Kingdom, Gu Kingdom, Ritual Hall, and numerous Lineages continually opposed Fang Yun and Jing Kingdom's reforms. Everyone thought Fang Yun was overwhelmed, but in truth, not only did he pay them no heed, he had begun directing Crafts Hall and Jing Kingdom's Ministry of Works to open up new markets.
Thus, Crafts Hall's true focus these past few days had been developing products suited to the Water Race, while also researching the needs of the various races across the Myriad Worlds.
The Water Race of the Four Seas vastly outnumbered the Human Race of Saint Origin Continent, making them an incomparably vast market.
Conditions in the ocean were extremely complex. Many Human Race goods simply could not be used underwater, but that was precisely where the business opportunity lay, for there were no competitors.
The range of goods the Water Race bought from the Human Race was extremely limited, basically only land food and calligraphy and paintings. The volume of trade was also limited; after all, there was far too much food underwater, and the Water Race ate land food only to sample something new.
The Dragon Race retained many inheritances and had no need for humans in many respects. For instance, the Dragon Race's ancient brewing methods surpassed those of the Human Race, though lacking certain special ingredients meant the wine they brewed was far inferior to that of ancient times.
As for weapons, the Water Race was likewise no weaker than the Human Race, using undersea volcanoes directly for forging.
To the southeast of Jade Sea City, a small peninsula had quietly appeared. It had been formed by the Dragon Race and the Craftsmen School joining forces to reclaim land from the sea. Workshops began construction across it one after another, and at the peninsula's center,